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Blume duftet im Tal,
Ferne Blume der Kindheit,
Die nur selten dem Träumer
Ihre verborgenen Kelche öffnet
Und das Innre, Abbild der Sonne, zeigt.
Auf den blauen Gebirgen
Wandelt die blinde Nacht,
Überm Schoß das dunkle Gewand gerafft,
Streut sie ziellos und lächelnd
Ihre Gaben, die Träume, aus.
Unten lagern, vom Tag verbrannt,
Schlafende Menschen;
Ihre Augen sind voller Traum,
Seufzend wenden viele das Antlitz
Hin nach der Blume der Kindheit,
Deren Duft sie zärtlich ins Dunkel lockt
Und dem väterlich strengen
Ruf des Tages tröstlich entfremdet.
Rast des Ermüdeten ist’s,
In der Mutter Umarmung zurückzufliehn,
Die mit lässigen Händen
Über das Haar dem Träumenden streicht.
...
Jeder Lauf, ob zur Sonne oder zur Nacht,
Führt zum Tode, führt zu neuer Geburt,
Deren Schmerzen die Seele scheut.
Aber alle gehen den Weg,
Alle sterben, alle werden geboren,
Denn die ewige Mutter
Gibt sie ewig dem Tag zurück.
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Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-22,36-42 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Walther Aeschbacher (1901 - 1969), "Die Nacht", published 1953, lines 1-22,36-42 [ soprano, alto, four-part women's chorus, and strings ]
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Die Nacht", written 1917, first published 1917
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La nit", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Night", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La nuit", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2014-04-30
Line count: 42
Word count: 225
Une fleur embaume dans la vallée,
Lointaine fleur de l'enfance,
Qui au rêveur rarement
Ouvre son calice caché
Et en montre l'intérieur, image du soleil.
Sur les montagnes bleues
La nuit aveugle vagabonde,
Sa robe sombre serrée sur son sein,
En souriant elle disperse sans but
Ses présents, les rêves.
En dessous, brûlés par le jour,
Campent des hommes endormis;
Leurs yeux sont emplis de rêves,
Beaucoup en soupirant tournent leur visage
Vers la fleur de leur enfance,
Dont le délicat parfum nocturne les attire
Et les réconforte en les éloignant
De l'appel paternel et sévère du jour.
C'est la trêve des épuisés,
Se réfugier dans les bras de la mère
Qui de ses mains nonchalantes
Caresse les cheveux de ceux qui rêvent.
...
Cette course, qu'elle soit vers le soleil ou vers la nuit,
Mène à la mort, mène à une nouvelle naissance,
Dont les souffrances effarouchent l'âme.
Mais tous avancent sur ce chemin,
Tous meurent, tous naîtront,
Car la mère éternelle
Les rend éternellement au jour.
Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-22,36-42 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2017 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Die Nacht", written 1917, first published 1917
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This text was added to the website: 2017-01-22
Line count: 42
Word count: 254